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Finnish peacekeepers come under gun attack in Lebanon
Finnish peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under a gun attack in southern Lebanon on Friday morning, said Finnish Army in a…
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10% children in Finland experience material deprivation in 2024
About 10 per cent of all children aged from 0 to 15 experienced material deprivation in Finland in 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The share has grown from 2021…
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Govt moves to tighten social assistance
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to tighten social assistance, the last-resort of…
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5 suspected of bringing €260K counterfeit notes from Italy
Finnish Customs suspected five Finnish nationals of bringing counterfeit notes worth about 260, 000 euros from Italy in February this year, said Customs in a press…
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Finland to restrict healthcare rights to undocumented migrants
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to restrict the healthcare rights to the…
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Govt proposes to rise age limit of reservists to 65 years
The has government prepared a draft proposal on raising the maximum age of reservists to 65 years, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release on Wednesday. The…
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Finland slips in UNICEF´s Child Well-Being ranking
Finland's ranking dropped to 17 place in the Child Well-Being index published by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Funda (UNICEF) on…
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Finland, Estonia mull police cooperation
Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen on Tuesday met her Estonian counterpart Igor Taro in Helsinki and discussed various bilateral issues including preparedness, hybrid…
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Finland to adopt EU rail gauge for security, integration
Finland will convert its railway gauge to the European standard to boost military mobility, regional connectivity and security, Transport Minister Lulu Ranne announced on…
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Fewer people get Finnish citizenship last year
Finnish citizenship was granted in 2024 to 11,512 foreign citizens permanently resident in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. Altogether, 712 fewer Finnish…
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